Submitted by
stinkyprimo888
a Downhiller
from North Bend Date Reviewed: June 27, 2009
Favorite Trail:
27
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At:
Price Point
Strengths:
none, sucked
Weaknesses:
Pinches super easy, even running high pressure
Similar Products Used:
regular tubes
Bike Setup:
Transition Dirtbag, Fox DHX, Rock Shox Domain
Bottom Line:
Sucks, pinched twice in the same week in different spots, i was running pretty high pressure, cased at low speed and it was flat, DO NOT BUY, get maxxis DH's
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Submitted by
bear
a Cross Country Rider
from France Date Reviewed: March 5, 2008
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Purchased At:
bike shop
Strengths:
valve with screw! needed!
Bike Setup:
Mountain unicycle : 24x 3 with 145mm cranks. ISIS hub
Bottom Line:
using this tube on a mountain unicycle. after blowing 6 different tubes this is the strongest I have used so far. no incident for 1 year! the good thing is that using a very low pressure tire (Nokian Gazzaloddi) I need a valve that can be fixed tightly to the rim! (otherwise the tube may slip and cut the valve off).
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Submitted by
Raphaël Bolduc
a Cross Country Rider
from Val-d'Or, QC, Canada Date Reviewed: June 16, 2007
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$5.00
Purchased At:
Oxygene
Strengths:
None
Weaknesses:
It's weak. It's hard to fit in place.
Similar Products Used:
Cheng Shin, Canadian Tire cheap stuff
Bike Setup:
Giant Iguana Disc 2003, Geax Mezcal on front and Hutchinson Mosquito Air Lite on rear.
Bottom Line:
I used the 26" version.
It's the worst tube I ever had in my life. In normal times it takes me around 10min to fit my tire back in place without a wave in it...took me over 2h with this tube. On top of that it lasted me for only 7 days!!! All my previous tubes lasted me for YEARS!
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Submitted by
john
a Downhiller
from Ancaster, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: August 5, 2005
Duration Product Used:
Less than 1 month
Price Paid:
$6.00
Purchased At:
Ancaster Cycle
Strengths:
none...they're crap
Weaknesses:
ok, at first I thought that this was the greatest, strongest tube out there...WRONG! This thing is incredibly weak! I pinched flat by just going up a curb! These things are also heavy (who cares?), and they are hard as heel to put in (also, who cares?).
Bike Setup:
kona cowan, maxxis high rollers, odi lock-on grips, lizard skins chainstay protector.....etc..
Bottom Line:
BTW: I used the 26 inch version not the 24.
They pinch flat, they are weak. Seriously...I thought that they were super strong...wrong.
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Submitted by
Terence
a Downhiller
from Sydney, NSW, Australia Date Reviewed: January 9, 2005
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At:
Kuringai Cycles
Strengths:
The best tube i have used to date, kicks thornproof tubes in the ass. The bolt thing on the valve is really usefull in keeping the valve up while trying to pump it.
Weaknesses:
Nothing really, maybe......weight? The valves are quite heavy as they are steel, but meh~~ I rather sacrifice a bit of weight for high quality tube.
Similar Products Used:
Maxxis DH tube
Bike Setup:
Zac19 rims, kenda kinetic's single ply tire.
Bottom Line:
Haven't pinched since I had this tube, i had one punctured from a thumb tack but thats not the tube's fault. I'm running a thin single ply tire and I give the rear wheel a bloody beating. I have felt the rim many times and never have I pinch flatted, this is due to the large size (takes up to a 3.0" tire!!!) and I install with heaps of baby powder. Oh and I run really low pressures (~25psi) and it still lives!!!! Great tube! Go buy it!
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Submitted by
Michael
a Weekend Warrior
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: August 29, 2004
Favorite Trail:
don valley
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$10.00
Purchased At:
cycle solutions
Strengths:
none
Weaknesses:
This product is pretty weak. I got a flat with a regular IRC tube and then replaced it with the DH tube and after one month. Then i replaced it with the same DH tube and after a week, I got another flat. Complete crap. And I'm not going downhilling, just doing urban mainly. And I'm not running a really low PSI.
Similar Products Used:
none
Bike Setup:
03 Atomik stock
Bottom Line:
This product sucks. Do not buy it unless there is nothing else.
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